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Gregor Mendel Report Abuse
Austrian monk who laid the foundation for modern-day genetics with his work with pea plants and the way they passed traits to their offspring.
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Alfred Wegener Report Abuse
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Jimmy Stewart Report Abuse
Great american actor who influenced many US citizens to be somebody better. Entertaining the world with his films since a 70 years.
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A fearless warrior. Flew multiple bombing missions over Germany and later bombed Vietnam. The father of Flying Safety in the USAF. Quantified risk management. Also holds the record for rising in rank in the USAF, from private to Colonel in four years. Held the highest rank as a celebrity during WWII.
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Simon Bar Kokhba Report Abuse
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Josephus Report Abuse
Great historian
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Karl Barth Report Abuse
Most Important Theologian of the 20 century
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Karl Popper Report Abuse
Philosopher, thought that true science must be able to be tested, as there is always a chance it maybe found to be false. Big Bang theory would be false as it could not be tested but the the obsevation of long Big Bang of 2005-06 changed many notions.
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Hendrik Antoon Lorentz Report Abuse
Dutch physicist,apparent contraction of objects in their direction of motion.Theory of electro-magnetic radiation, deeply influenced theory of relativity's formulation which uses Lorenz transform,Minkowski space and the notion of constant speed of light.
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Werner von Siemens Report Abuse
Industrialist
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Plato. Report Abuse
Plato is perhaps the greatest philosopher to have ever lived, whose variegated works are central to the intellectual developments of our World.
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Sun Tzu Report Abuse
Sucessful general in China and amazing military strategist. Plus he wrote one of the most influential books ever, The Art of War. Still read and utilized today many world leaders base their lives on its principals.
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Should be in Top Ten or Top Five
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Konrad Adenauer Report Abuse
German politician who brought France and Germany together to the benefit of the EU.
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Amerigo Vespucci Report Abuse
Amerigo Vespucci (March 9, 1454 – February 22, 1512) was an Italian explorer, navigator and cartographer. The Americas are generally believed to have derived their name from the feminized Latin version of his first name.
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Adolf Hitler Report Abuse
Fascism,racism, dictatorship and involving the global community in a conflict that would leave the deepest scar in modern history.
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and demonized. He was the biggest foe of the German people. People all over the world mistake him for a German, but he was austrian. And many of his biggest helpers where also austrians.
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Yes he was actually very influential, which is not a very good thing....It DID leave the deepest scar in modern history.
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Ironicaly his treatment of the Jews was the initial point for creating the new state of Israel. The persecution and extermination of so many Jews brought them to see that they should have their own land where they can live in peace. Sadly the world is still hating the Jews and likes to go on what Hitler and the Nazis started.
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the most influential man i hv every seen......
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When you are the gauge with which all other tyrants are judged you are pretty influential.
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its disguting how influential he is he better b burning
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What Hitler did was absolutely despicable and can never be forgiven. But think people...it's "most influential", not "most liked" or "most beloved". The man was a piece of garbage, but he was INCREDIBLY influential.
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I believe the #1 most influential man ever. Although he does have a bad reputation.
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He was a horrible person but should be higher on the list. He was definately more influential (historically) than tupac shakur...
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Unfortunately he was very influencial :(
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Philo Judaeus Report Abuse
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Brothers Grimm Report Abuse
The brothers Jakob and Wilhelm collected all fairy tails of central Europe and beyond
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Marilyn Monroe Report Abuse
One of the greatest actresses of all time, she has become a pop icon and an enduring sex symbol.
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Crazy Horse Report Abuse
Sioux Chief of the Ogala tribe,fought aginst settlers invasion of the Great Plains in what is modern USA.Was finally caught and killed.His story is told in legendry form.
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Yeah, slaughtered many a "White Man" who invaded his homeland and tried to take it over by killing his people... it was a matter of either eat or be eaten. Don't be such a self righteous, narrow minded prick
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"His story is told in legendry form". That's good, because there's not much of a story to tell. Crazy Horse was an Indian with an attitude who slaughtered many a White Man and does NOT belong on this list.
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A great and mighty warrior. As an influence on history, doesn't belong on this list.....
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MUHAMMAD Peace be upon him Report Abuse
Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) prophet of Islam most beloved and respetful person in history. Born in 570.he is the last messenger of God. He is the the one who gave the message of Love peace and told to people that there is only one God to worship. Miracle is that Qoran Book he gave is still in original Condition after mote than 1400 years.Only this is the book in the world never altered or changed and never a new edition came out. His teachings are implemented all around the world and there are 52 Islamic countries in the world and Islam is the 2nd biggest religion in the world. Billions of people around the world are his followers.
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You are right, Muhammad should be ranked higher. And also true is that Muhammads teachings are human, they are manageable. Christs teachings are not human, therefore You Need God Himself to keep to them.
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Muhammad should be ranked higher. There is a list of Hart, who put im in front of Jesus and his reason is astonishing. Hart said that he himself would have ranked Jesus first, if all the people who today identify themselves as Christians actually followed Jesus's teachings more substantially. He considers contemporary Muslims more influenced by Muhammad than contemporary Christians are by Jesus. And this is absolutely true, I think, because if you read Jesus teachings and look Christianity you can state clearly that they do very seldom follow his examples whereas the teachings of Muhammad, seem to be more easy manageable for humans. No doubt Muhammad should be ranked higher. But he seems to be not very much liked in this list
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Even most Islam believers do not know much about him, but he created a world Religion.
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Peace only upon him? Why not for whole mankind?
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Allah's last messanger for the whole humanity.not for a specific race ,area or nation,i think whats happening with muslims all over the world is a part is an effort to show muslims as bad people,to me if you want to judge someone you should go deep and search for the truth and you will find it but be neutral
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Ask questions of the learned, speak with the wise, and associate with the poor. Muhammad
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Every good deed is charity whether you come to your brother's assistance or just greet him with a smile. Muhammad (570 - 632)
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“You will not enter paradise until you have faith. And you will not complete your faith until you love one another.” ― Muhammad
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“Kindness is a mark of faith, whoever is not; has no faith.” ― Muhammad (PBUH)
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“Muhammad has always been standing higher than the Christianity. He does not consider god as a human being and never makes himself equal to God. Muslims worship nothing except God and Muhammad is his Messenger. There is no any mystery and secret in it” ― Leo Tolstoy, The Prophet Muhammed's Words and Behaviour
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Peace be upon him and his family and his followers
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Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The Parable of His Light is as if there were a Niche and within it a Lamp: the Lamp enclosed in Glass: the glass as it were a brilliant star: Lit from a blessed Tree, an Olive, neither of the east nor of the west, whose oil is well-nigh luminous, though fire scarce touched it: Light upon Light! Allah doth guide whom He will to His Light: Allah doth set forth Parables for men: and Allah doth know all things.
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The central human figure of Islam, regarded by Muslims as a prophet of God and the last messenger. Active as a social reformer, diplomat, merchant, philosopher, orator, legislator, military leader, humanitarian, philanthropist.
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He is an epitome of good character, he demonstrate an exemptional leadership quality, brotherhood ,tolerance,fairness,mercifulness irrespective of tribe, race or social/cultural background. He is unique in the history of human race.
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His tomb is in Medina, the 2nd holiest city of Islam. You hve a very little knowledge about Islam. Learn more and then post your comment.
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2Cor. 11,14: "And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light."
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Islam is one of the best religion, Prophet Muhamed PBUH is the meassanger of Allah...
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God will save us from Islam! Look at Islam countries! No peace! No righteousness! No freedom! Instead poverty, cruelty, suppression of non-muslims and women! No thank you!
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Muhamad is not a perfect example of a man to follow because Muhammad had many women and he was married with a 9 year old girl. Should all men follow this example?
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Hitler is also in the top list. Muhammad is another Jew hater.
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Muhammad(p.b.u.h) is undoubtedly the most influencial person of all time. His teachings and preachings showed us the way to lead life in every sense. Islam is a relegion of peace. And there is no God but Allah and Muhammad is his mesenger.
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Allah and the God of the Christian Bible. Are not the same thing. Being of neither faith and having studied religion in college Muhammed calimed parts of the Bible to the Quarn but the contradictikns in the book are astronomical whereas I am still searching for contradicions in the Bible. I am agnostic.
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the best of human kind
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No Doubt, he is a perfect example for every human being to follow, true in every aspect of life, worthy of praise. Peace be upon him and his family and his followers. AMEEN!!
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He is the best creation of God. He is the most influential person of all time. Islam the religion of truth will prevail over all the other ways of life whether it be Communism, Secularism, Christianity, Judaism, or Hinduism. Islam is destined to supercede them all, to master them all, to overcome them all.
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This list is for MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE.
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To all people who vote for Muhammad, please vote for GOD,ALLAH he was just added the other day he is the father and creator and is lower on the list. thank you
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It doesn't matter if Muhammad was a religious leader or prophet or not, or he was bad or good, etc, etc. What matters is how influencial he has been. I don't believe in any Gods. Yet I do agree that Muhammad was the most influential man ever lived.
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After Allah I LOVE YOU THE MOST.. You are in my heart and YOU are most beloved of more than 1.5 billion people. You were the best. I love you O Muhammad, The Last Messanger.
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1.Say, He is Allah , [who is] One, 2.Allah, the Eternal, Absolute. 3.He begetteth not nor was begotten. 4.And there is none comparable unto Him.112:1-4 Holy Quran
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As a Christian I respect him and love his teachings about peace and how he unified us to a One True God both Islam and Christian. I have no arguments with him as the most influential PS: to those who say that our beliefs are obsolete and useless, we don't care! One aspect of these prophets (both Muhammad & Jesus) have in common other than being sent by God/Allah/Jehovah/Yahweh/etc. is that they are also great philosophers who taught us the truth & value of life - on how we should live in peace and love.
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The most beloved human to ever walk the face of the earth. Our role model and hero.
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If any religion had the chance of ruling over England, nay Europe within the next hundred years, it could be Islam. - Sir George Bernard Shaw
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how one man single-handedly, could weld warring tribes and wandering Bedouins into a most powerful and civilized nation in less than two decades. - Thomas Carlyle
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During the 23-year period of his prophethood, Muhammad accomplished what by any account must be considered among the most significant achievements of human history. First, he transmitted both the text of the Qurʾān and his own understanding of the Divine Word, which is the foundation of all later Quranic commentaries. Second, he established a body of Sunnah and Hadith that are, after the Quran, the most important sources for all things Islamic. Third, he laid the foundation for a new religious and spiritual community, taught many disciples, and created the means for the continuity and transmission of the Islamic tradition. Finally, he formed a new society, unifying Arabia in a sociopolitical structure based on the Quran and establishing an empire of faith in the hearts and minds of his followers, who then took his message to the farthest confines of the Earth. It can therefore be argued that Muhammad’s mark on history was as profound and enduring as anything recorded in the pages of human history. - Seyyed Hossein Nasr
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He is the Last Prophet, He is the Last Messenger and Quran is the Final Testament. Follow the Last Prophet, follow the Final Testament.
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My choice of Muhammad to lead the world's most influential persons may surprise some readers and may be questioned by others, but he was the only man in history who was supremely successful on both the religious and secular levels. - Michael H. Hart
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And, and this is his legacy. He, he did everything within his power to prevent himself from being worshipped. Because he recognized that that was a danger inherent in religious tradition. That the object of worship becomes the messenger, and not, uh, the one sending the message. - HAMZA YUSUF
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The Hajj was one of the most attractive elements in Islam to me as a non-Muslim and then as a Muslim. When I finally became a Muslim after 20 or more years of thinking it over, the first thing I wanted to do was make the Hajj. When I circled the Ka'aba for the first time, I was in a state of wonder. You’re there with ten of thousands of people, all doing the same thing at once. You're literally putting God at the center of your life. For that period of time. - MICHAEL WOLFE
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Transmitted from Ali, who, when asked to describe the prophet, would say- His face was not narrow, nor was it fully round, but there was a little bit of roundness to it. When he looked at someone, he looked at them with his face turned perfectly towards them. Whoever saw him unexpectedly was in awe of him, and whoever associated with him familiarly loved him. Anyone who would describe him would say, I never saw before him or after him the like of him. Peace be upon him.
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MUHAMMAD was always very insistent that he was not a divine figure and he always warned his followers not to do with him what the Christians had done to Jesus and put him on a pedestal and say that he was God or divine. He was not, he was an ordinary human being and the Muslims have taken that seriously. But what they do say is that MUHAMMAD is the perfect man. That if you look at MUHAMMAD, you can see how a perfect act of surrender to the divine had been made. - KAREN ARMSTRONG
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The Quran is the most extraordinary beautiful discourse. It doesn’t come over in translation, but the Arabic is extraordinary. When the first Muslims heard The Quran, many of them were converted to the prophet’s message. Not necessarily because of its content but because of its beauty. - KAREN ARMSTRONG
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He is the Spirit of Truth. He has been prophesized in the gospal of john.
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He is the chosen. No 1 without a doubt his multi sided ability is amazing. Hei is the messenger of Allah.
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O Allah, send your peace and blessings upon our Master Muhammad, the Unlettered Prophet, the Final Prophet, the Greatest Prophet and upon his family and companions.
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Ya Allah, Send your peace and blessings on the Final Prophet, And his family, And companions, And those who follow him.
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He is the no 1.
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He is the most influential person of all time.
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After Allah I love you the most.
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O the White Moon rose over us From the Valley of Wada' And we owe it to show gratefulness Where the call is to Allah O you who were raised amongst us coming with a work to be obeyed You have brought to this city nobleness Welcome! best call to God's way
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He is the Holy Spirit who is guiding us to the all truths.
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He is the best.
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If greatness of purpose, smallness of means, and astounding results are the three criteria of human genius, who could dare to compare any great man in modern history with Muhammad? Mohammad established a system based upon true and immortal ideology. Is there any like he? -Alphonse Lamartine
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My leader, my idol, my hero, my prophet is the las and final prophet MUHAMMAD (PBUH)
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We sent thee not, but as a mercy for all creatures. 21:107 Holy Quran
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Muhammad is not the father of any man among you, but he is the messenger of Allah and the Seal of the Prophets; and Allah is ever Aware of all things. 33:40 Holy Quran
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He did everything within his power to prevent himself from being worshiped because he recognized that was a danger inherent in religious tradition that the object of worship becomes the messenger and not the ones sending the message.
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Yes. Even Hart wrote it in his book
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Prophet Muhammad has most Influent tahn any other person in the world proved already.
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Dean Martin Report Abuse
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AMEN
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Who?
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NO WAY!!!
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why even put people on here if they just go backwards
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Absolutely not.
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Homer Report Abuse
Iliad,Odyssey
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In honor of Homer's epic poems, I feel asleep reading this post. There are at least 15 other authors I can think of that are more deserving than him----- WAY overrated...
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Those must be the best poems ever.
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I have long been debating which book is the worst of all time: The Iliad or The Odyssey.
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Jean Bernard Leon Foucault Report Abuse
French physicist, determined the velocity of light and showed that light travels more slowly in water than in air. Speed of light is considered a constant in vaccum, invented the gyroscope and improved the mirrors of reflecting telescope.
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Chiang Kai Shek Report Abuse
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Wladimir Putin Report Abuse
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Arthur Eddington Report Abuse
Astroomer,his understanding of the internal structure of stars became the basis of future stellar work.
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Herodotus Report Abuse
Historian
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Homer. Report Abuse
The great poet who wrote poems renowned for their insight into humanity, Homer is amongst the greatest poets and writers ever to have lived. The masterworks Homer created such as the Odyssey are of outstanding value to posterity.
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Rameses Report Abuse
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Robert Bosch Report Abuse
was a German industrialist, engineer and inventor, founder of Robert Bosch GmbH
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William Shakespeare. Report Abuse
Shakespeare is the world's greatest playwright and one of the most accomplished intellectual figures, whose writings manifest an anstonishing profundity of thought and insight into human existence. Neglected due to the difficulties inherent in his sophisticated and multidimensional language, Shakespeare is amongst the most valuable achievements of the huamn species.
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Helmut Schmidt Report Abuse
German chanclor who contributed a lot for a peaceful world and a united Europe.
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Michael Collins Report Abuse
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German explorer who opened West-Central Africa for British interests
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One of the greatest novelists. His work is outstanding.
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Friedrich Hölderlin Report Abuse
German Poet
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Nelson Mandela ,, Desmond Tutu Eric Cantona,george Best Report Abuse
Did you pick your list from a lucky bag? Oprah bloody Winfrey? Ronaldino? Well after God and Jesus Mr Mandela was the greatest man in History if you dont know about him buy a book not Hello magazine! Desmond Tutu a wonderful forgiving man not scared to turn on the anc when they were wrong and as your being daft I thought Id throw in 2 greatest players in history now go to the library and READ
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First, Mandela is already listed here and with an entry written in something rather more recogniseable as English than what you've offered up here. Second, you can read my more detailed comment under the above entry, but the question isn't whether Mandela is better known than Oprah bloody Winfrey but whether he has been a more significant, unique influence in history, which if you were more familiar with his largely symbolic role in the ending of apartheid (as opposed to, say, Mbeki's more active role) or the reversals his policy of racial harmony has suffered under the ANC of today, you'd be in a better position to realise that his historical impact is somewhat limited.
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ya! what the hell is Nelson Mandela doing in the 201 spot? behind George W Bush, Bruce Lee, or Muhammad Ali? r u kidding?
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Goethe. Report Abuse
The great novelist, poet and writer Goethe wrote the belove poem of genius "Faust".
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Noah Webster Report Abuse
US Lexicographer, Dictionary, English Language, achieved fame with A Grammatical Institute of the English Language, American Dictionary of English Language.
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All this guy did was tweek the British language a bit to showcase American independence. If only 60 people have done anything better than that, we obviously haven't gotten very far.
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Jawahar Lal Nehru Report Abuse
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J.von Neumann Report Abuse
With O. Morgenstern nade an attempt to study oilgopoly problems in inherent uncertanity called Theory of Games and Economic Behavior.Competitors reaction to any course of action adopted by a firm as instruments or policy variables with which it pursues its goals, the policy variables have a value and in aspecific course of action are called variables.The payoff of a strategy is net gain measured in terms of goals,and a payoff matrix can be made. including the expected value of each payoff. Maxmin or minmax strategy can be adopted. The prisoners dillemma and 0 sum game are often used and computerised controlled experiments conducted for generalisations about actual world situation.
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hi
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Leberecht von Blücher Report Abuse
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He defeated Napoleon in his last battle at Waterloo alongside with Wellington
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William "Braveheart" Wallace (12th Century) Report Abuse
Patriot and Hero of Scotland
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Vladimir Zworykin Report Abuse
Scientist, made the iconoscope television camera tube, a device which made electronic television possible.Television completely transformed society.
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one of the greatest russian inventors
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What about Paul Gottlieb Nipkow or John Logie Baird? You know, the guys who actually invented television as opposed to merely refining it.
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Paul von Lettow Vorbeck Report Abuse
He helped the eastern african people to survive against the British colonialism
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Imhotep Report Abuse
the worlds first multi genius he was a man capable of coming upper and lower egypt trying coming america with any other country and see if u dont start some bull**** also helped the egyption come up with the concept of 0 which may seem like nothing no pun intended but u try doing that and never learing or even knowing what math is.
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Robert E. Lee Report Abuse
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Fantastic general.
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Kurt Godel Report Abuse
Austrian Logician.He showed that any formal logic system adequate for number theory must contain propositions not provable in that system.
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Hippocrates Report Abuse
Greek Physician.Over 70 works of collecting tested notions from previous history of medicine are ascribed to him and is regarded as the father of medicine. An ethical code ascribed to him is called Hippocratic Oath for medical practitioners. The other medical practice techniques like Ayurveda and Chinese medical practise techniques were left behind as his cataloguing techniques were taken over in modern allopathy
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Galilie Galilei Report Abuse
Astronomical Telescope
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he is overrated a s a scientist, but not as a man of courage. He became a symbol and famous because he stood courageous against the Roman Catholic Church. It was not he who detected that the Earth revolves around the sun. The astronomers of the Vatican knew this already, but they, in their pride, wanted to keep the people uneducated to establish their authority.
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Actually 'the experimental method' in the modern sense is traditionally attributed to Francis Bacon. It's not that what Galileo did wasn't experimentation, but he never engaged in the kind of sustained methodological argument for the necessity of empiricism which Bacon did. That said, Galileo certainly deserves to be up here.
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you are ignorant people he called Galileo Galilei! he has invented a "little" thing called "experimental method" on which the same science is based. He has invented the same science and would deserve per second to be at least sets! He has not invented the telescope! Him with a seplice strengthened spyglass has scientifically "confirmed" the theories of Copernico! Does it seem you little?
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I find it sad that Galileo Galilei's name is spelled wrong. His real name was Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti de' Galilei and he did not invent the astonomical telecope. Do a little research to uncover for yourself, the genius that was Galileo Galilei and I'm sure you will find he easily belongs within the top 10.
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Charles Gordon Report Abuse
The redeemer of the Sudan
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Hans Christian Oersted Report Abuse
Discovered electromagnetism,opened the way for electric motor and electromagnet.
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Alfred Hitchcock Report Abuse
Legendary director. World renowned for his epically brilliant suspense movies.
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Best director of all time. Total genius.
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"The Birds" and "Rear Window" do not justify Hitchcock being in the top 150, much less on this list at all? Who did he influence besides some other film colleagues of his and a few scared children who had nightmares because of his over-dramatized movies??
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Hugo Grotius Report Abuse
Jurist, International Law,On the Law of War and Peace.
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Leberecht von Bluecher Report Abuse
Prussian General who defeated Napoleon alongside with Wellington. His enforcement decided the battle of Waterloo
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Explorer of Africa
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Epicurus Report Abuse
Greek philosopher,Similar to Charvak, thendian philosopher held pleasure is good, by which they meant freedom from pain and anxiety, not as one who indulges in sensual pleasure.Moder utlitarian theories of Jeremy Bentham and J S Mill refined these principles till it faced its challenge in the Great Depression along with General Equilibrium theories.John Maynard Keynes tried to justify with liquiditu preference theories which were questioned in Welfare Economics by Pareto but still did not question utilitarianism fundamentally.Social Choice theories of K J Arrow appeared to be axiomatic and economists worked hard to develop Political Economy version by axiomatization as done by Amartya Sen. All this was overturned by Manu in Methodological Frame and LL.B, a workon Law, Economics and Organization by bringing in Analyzer and market pulse in social choice theories.
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Polish physicist, With the works of Oskar Klein a 5 dimensional theory as a variant of relativity theory is developed . The notion of gravitational spin is not used as in new age physics after methodological frame of the field. Rather the unification of gravitation and electromagnetism is done by addition of dimensions assumed the size of Planck's constant. Kaluza Klein theory developed into super string theory with 10 dimensions till the entire mathematics was revised in 2005in Methodological Frame of the Field as an alteration in V spin of IR and UV regime of super string theory with classification of strings.
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Galen of Pergamum Report Abuse
prominent Roman physician, surgeon and philosopher. Arguably the most accomplished of all medical researchers of antiquity, Galen contributed greatly to the understanding of numerous scientific disciplines including anatomy,physiology, pathology, pharmacology, neurology, philosophy, and logic.
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Zeno Report Abuse
Zeno of Citium, Greek philosopher, founder of the Stoic School.Stoicism emphasized everthing and every person are equally a part of a physical nature which is law governed.Ideal consists of unperturbedness and duty to the dictates of natural order.The philosophical movement had such figures as Seneca, Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius.
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Nikola Tesla Report Abuse
his electrical engineering made the way that many people live possible. he invented a way to gather and disperse free energy, wirelessly, but was unfortunately wronged by corporate giants who did not want people to be able to get free energy because they would not be able to make money from it. look him up, its a shame that he has been erased from so many history books, while thomas edison is praised
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There he is, I was looking for him on here
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A humble genius of a man. The best scientist ever ;D
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He made it snow, too! (Though he did burn down some houses on the way)
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You are right. This man deserved to be in the top 5 because this is the list of the most influental men and I don't see how Louis Braille (no offense he did make an impact) made a bigger impact on our lives by helping some people while Tesla made an impact on everyone besides nomads and people who choose not use electricity.
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(June 13, 1884 in New York – July 29, 1983 in Connecticut) was a Jewish-American gastroenterologist and one of the first to describe the disease of which he is the namesake, Crohn's disease.
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Charles (John Huffam) Dickens Report Abuse
British novelist.A major figure in English Literature.
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Franz Kafka. Report Abuse
Kafka is a master of literature. His stories and novels are masterpieces.
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Thomas Mann. Report Abuse
The greatest novelist of the 20th century whose short stories, novels and essays are amongst the most sophisticated explorations into human thought, Thomas Mann is a neglected genius, whose numerous masterpieces such as the Magic Mountain and Death In venice are genuine examples of intellectual greatness.
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Cervantes. Report Abuse
The great novelist and dramatist Cervantes is one of the most revered of writers whose work in translation has touched readers all over the world.
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Chuck Norris Report Abuse
Jesus walked on water, Chuck Norris swam on land
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Mohandas Karamchan Gandhi Report Abuse
He was a person who fought the british and got them out of the country without violence. That is exactly what the world needs to learn today. Because violence is not the solution to everything, it leads to a chain reaction of violence.
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Christian Doppler Report Abuse
Austrian Physicist, Sound waves bunch up ahead of the moving object and spread out behind it, changing the frequency of sound. Called Doppler effect it found very extensive use.
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Patanjali Report Abuse
Yogasutra, summarized Vedantism and brought the knowledge to the benefit of mankind.Millions of people do yoga everyday for destressing,relaxation and developing mental conenteration.
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Thurgood Marshall Report Abuse
Jurist,joined as legal staff of National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, civil rights lawyer,became Solicitor General of USA and the first Black Justice of the US Supreme Court.
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Ashoka Report Abuse
Made Buddhism the state religion of Magadh and Facilitated its spread as a world religion.
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Very true... a leader, a king & a philanthrope
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Vyas Report Abuse
Credited with the longest poem ever written, Mahabharat.Krishna, a central character became a legendary figure and is treated with great reverence by a large number of people.The Bhakti cult spread to the west and International Society for Krishna Consciousness spread the message further. Ram and Krishna are treated as holy in India.
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Rabindranath Tagore. Report Abuse
Rabindranath Tagore is perhaps the world's greatest playwright and is perhaps the greatest polymath to have ever lived. Tagore was an outstanding and great composer of songs,philosopher,painter,innovative educator ,social reformer,playwright,novelist,short story writer,letter writer, essayist and poet. Tagore is tragically neglected due to poor translations and inadequate editions of his music notations,philosophical works,literary works and paintings.
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A mediocre writer supported by narrow ethnic jingoism.
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Writer of the national anthem of Bangladesh and India.
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agreed...he should be in the top 5....an allrounder like da vinci...
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